Bank Staff

We are looking for inspirational Bank Nursery Assistants or Bank Early Years Practitioners (level 3 qualified) to join our team of Bank staff and work in our Nursery at Emberton, Milton Keynes and during the school holidays working as part of our forest school holiday club which runs at the Emberton site during school holidays.  

We are located in what was the old school in the lovely village of Emberton, near Olney. We have adapted the building to younger children and added our Acorn touch, whilst retaining the character of the original architecture. We have developed the expansive outside area into an outdoor learning centre, which we offer a nature kindergarten during term-time for 3-4 year olds, and an outdoor playscheme in school holidays, for school aged children. 

Hours may also be available at other sites within Milton Keynes dependent on availability. 

You would provide cover for sickness/ holiday/ extra staff working a variety of shifts between 07.30 and 18.15.This role provides fantastic flexibility around your home-life; you share your availability with us and we offer working hours that suit you.  

We are looking for people who can work different and flexible hours so please get in touch whatever your availability and we will see if we can help!

We’re proud to be one of the leading childcare providers in Milton Keynes, Northampton and Bedford with over 35 years’ experience who specialise in nature pedagogy and promoting the professional development of our employees.​We believe that childcare needs a personal touch, and our nurseries and out-of-school clubs offer flexibility and individuality with a homely feel. As a not-for-profit organisation, we place our children’s well-being at the heart of our work.

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Working at Acorn

As a thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to making Acorn a safe, nurturing and fun place for our children to be, we offer:

• Payscales that are competitive, transparent and reviewed annually
• 65% Childcare discount on hours worked
• Generous family leave 
• Christmas closure
• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (and the option to buy more)
• 4 dedicated training days and individual development plans
• Enhanced pension scheme 
• Cyclescheme
• Techscheme 
• Length of Service awards 
• Summer and Christmas parties 
• Pay advances
• Employee assistance wellbeing programme